How to Use principle in a Sentence

principle

noun
  • His investment strategy is based on the principle that the stock market offers the best returns for long-term investors.
  • But what if this principle no longer held?
    — Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026
  • In principle, the rule of law means that no one is above the law.
    — Hollie McKay, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2020
  • That’s where his principles of play come in.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026
  • This, of course, is the core principle of all these rule changes.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 2 June 2026
  • Asato lives by that principle as well.
    — Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • That principle doesn’t stop at the prison gate.
    — Patrick Mahoney, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
  • For teenagers, the same principle holds true.
    — Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • But her principles pulled her back.
    — Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Trim the process, not the principle.
    — Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Yeah, that is one of our guiding principles for our team.
    — ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
  • Yeah, that is one of our guiding principles for our team.
    — ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
  • These three principles came to me in the weirdest way.
    — Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The principle scales down, too.
    — Big Think, 7 May 2026
  • Yet some of the same principles are very real.
    — ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Go take a look at our statement of principles.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Cities have long used some of these principles to manage and avoid floods.
    — The Arizona Republic, 26 May 2023
  • But core principles don’t change.
    — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
  • That doesn’t change the principle.
    — Jimmy Wales, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
  • That is well said, and the principle is transferrable to the screen.
    — Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • Birds sing, or the garbage truck rumbles by--the principle is the same.
    — Anya Yurchyshyn, Esquire, 18 Sep. 2008
  • There are a few guiding principles for us.
    — ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
  • There are a few guiding principles for us.
    — ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
  • Systems built on this principle do not wait.
    — Keith Krach, Fortune, 7 June 2026
  • He had long been guided by these principles.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Sure, there’ll be some nice statements of principles agreed to.
    — Oren Dorell, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Treat this recipe as a principle, have a go, then why not come up with your own combos?
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Outside of medicine, the same principle holds true.
    — Anna Forsythe, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Proven in principle, now wrestling with scale, cost, and failure.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
  • So, my fear is that these people are going to walk out of principle.
    — Kayla Rivas, Fox News, 24 Aug. 2021

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